CDC wants vaccinated Americans to wear masks indoors in Covid hot spots
The announcement marks a sharp change in policy for the nation’s leading health agency.
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Biden team weighs return to mask mandates in some states
The high-level conversations underscore the extent to which the administration is working to find new and more efficient ways to safeguard Americans living in communities with rising infection rates.
How Parents Should Talk to Their Kids About Simone Biles
When we spend so much time stressing grit and perseverance, what do we say when an athlete walks away?
Virus resurgence menaces economy just as rescue programs unravel
A new wave of cases followed by the looming expiration of enhanced jobless benefits, a ban on evictions and other rescue programs is sparking concern among lawmakers and economists.
The pandemic drove women out of the workforce. Will they come back?
Their absence could hurt the broader U.S. economy, so policymakers are weighing ways to help them return to work.
Fed’s Powell feels heat from all sides as inflation spikes
Both the Fed and the Biden administration have said rapid price increases are being stoked by temporary factors.
Gasoline is up and GOP sees an easy target: Biden
Americans are hitting the road as strong economic growth pushes up oil prices, and Republicans are trying to pin pump prices on Biden’s energy policies.
Calls Grow for Biden to Close Guantánamo Military Prison as U.S. Sanctions Cuba over Human Rights
As the United States imposes new Cuba sanctions, citing human rights abuses, we look at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a notorious gulag that President Biden himself has called an “advertisement for creating terror.
News Roundup: ‘Bipartisan’ infrastructure nudges forward; is vaccine hesitancy easing?
In the news today: The long-awaited “bipartisan” infrastructure bill passed a key Senate vote this evening, thus … allowing debate on the not-yet-finalized proposal to begin on the Senate floor. Republican lawmakers continue to downplay the January 6 insurrection and its violence.
Phony ‘racial justice’ group attempts to frighten white suburbanites … but gets exposed instead
While I’ve somehow managed to live as a white person for more than five decades without once feeling persecuted over the color of my skin, the 24/7 White Grievance Media sees an America (or, rather, a dwindling majority of very concerned white folks) under existential threat. In other words, it’s easy to sell grievance to conspiracy-primed racists who greedily swallow performative nonsense like a flock of deranged pelicans scarfing down perilously over-microwaved Hot Pockets.
The New York Times profiles the ‘most influential’ purveyor of online COVID vaccine misinformation
Many of us who maintain a social media presence have at least one acquaintance, “Facebook friend” or real-life, actual friend who has in the past year shared some type of official-sounding, medical jargon-laden post questioning the value of the COVID-19 vaccines—or worse, directly asserting or implying that such vaccines are ineffective, harmful, deadly, or will lead to untold health problems.
According to the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a U.S.
‘I Think After?’ Reporter Grills Jim Jordan On When He Spoke To Trump On Jan. 6
The Ohio Republican said he wasn’t sure if he’d spoken to Trump before, during or after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
George P. Bush put out koozies dissing his family to try and get Trump’s endorsement. He failed
Ever feel like you gave out a bunch of beer koozies dissing your own family for nothing? Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush may have an inkling of what that’s like following Donald Trump’s Monday night endorsement of scandal-tarred incumbent Ken Paxton, whom Bush is hoping to unseat in next year’s Republican primary for state attorney general.
Lawmakers Feud On Twitter After In-Person Shouting Match Over Masks In Congress
Democratic Rep. Jared Huffman said he had to use a different elevator because an unmasked GOP colleague “doesn’t give a sh*t about anyone but himself.
State reveals trans-inclusive policies for schools, and parents freak out about God and guns
As Daily Kos continues to cover, anti-trans legislation popping up around the nation focuses on trans and nonbinary youth. Unsurprisingly, a lot of this discrimination would impact how students are treated at school; for example, the Republican effort to ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ sports teams.
Citing COVID-19 Concerns, Texas Governor Bans Ground Transportation Of Migrants
Immigration rights advocates have slammed the order as “flagrantly illegal,” unconstitutional and xenophobic.
Biden’s new weapon against Covid-19: Don’t call it a mandate
President Joe Biden is due to issue a directive Thursday requiring some 2 million federal employees to attest they’ve received the shot or submit to weekly testing.
Trump’s Followers Paying The Price For Jan. 6 While Trump Himself Evades Consequence
Ashli Babbitt was killed at the Capitol and hundreds of others face criminal records and prison for taking part in Trump’s attempt to overthrow democracy.
GOP Lawmakers Melt Down Over Having To Wear Masks Again
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) called for the House to simply shut down for the day because he considered the mandate such an “embarrassment.
What Simone Biles Understands About Greatness
Central to Simone Biles’s appeal as an athlete, even to viewers only flimsily acquainted with the rules and rituals of her sport, is the clarity of her gift. You do not have to know the specs of the original “Biles,” a double layout with a half twist and blind landing that distinguishes her floor routine, to wonder over her straightened limbs blurring and her equilibrium compensating.
I’m Single for the First Time in Years. When Did Men Add This New “Normal” Part of Sex?
I have some questions.
Who Actually Buys a Gold Toilet?
“People surround themselves with furniture crusted with gold, walls embroidered with gold yarn, and, of course, the toilet should not be left out.
Vaccines Are Great. Masks Make Them Even Better.
America’s split with masks turned out to be a brief hiatus. After getting their shots in the spring and early summer, many people figured they could dump their face coverings for good—a sentiment the CDC crystallized in May, when the agency gave fully immunized people its blessing to largely dispense with masking, indoors and out.
Gentle Encouragement Wasn’t Going to Be Enough
Here’s something I almost never say: The NFL is right.When pro football announced last week that it will impose stiff penalties on teams that experience a COVID-19 outbreak involving unvaccinated players, it exposed a serious vaccination divide among its athletes. Fans also learned in real time that some of their favorite NFL stars are not only vaccine-hesitant but also susceptible to some of the same misinformation that has duped millions of other Americans.
Unfortunately, I Care About Power Lines Now
Every week, our lead climate reporter brings you the big ideas, expert analysis, and vital guidance that will help you flourish on a changing planet. Sign up to get The Weekly Planet, our guide to living through climate change, in your inbox.A terrible thing happened to me recently. I started to care about electricity-transmission policy.In energy circles, the people who work on transmission are feared and respected in the same way a shriveled and reputable local mage might be.
My Parents Disowned My Brother After He Came Out. Do I Have to Split My Inheritance With Him?
He could use the money. But so could I.
‘The CDC hasn’t changed’: Biden’s top health officials try to sell new masking guidance
Scientists say new data on the Delta variant has changed the agency’s calculus on mask-wearing among vaccinated Americans.
Workers Beg Joe Manchin to Save West Virginia Pharma Plant as His Daughter Walks Away with $31M
More than 1,400 workers in West Virginia are set to lose their jobs this week when the Viatris pharmaceuticals plant in Morgantown shuts down and moves operations overseas to India and Australia. Workers say they’ve had no response to their urgent requests for help from their Democratic senator, Joe Manchin, who is often called the most powerful man in Washington. Viatris was formed through a merger between two pharmaceutical companies, Mylan and Upjohn.
NAACP Head Derrick Johnson Remembers Bob Moses as Key “Strategist” of Civil Rights Movement
We look at the life and legacy of civil rights icon Bob Moses, who recently died at the age of 86, with NAACP President Derrick Johnson, who formerly headed the NAACP Mississippi State Conference, where Moses served as field secretary for SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and helped register thousands of voters across the state. “Bob Moses was one of the most profound strategist leaders of the civil rights movement across the country,” says Johnson.